Apparatus and method for wellbore isolation
US7353878B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/25
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for isolating a selected leg of a wellbore from the remainder of the wellbore includes a packer positionable in the selected leg of the wellbore, a tube extending through the packer from an uphole side of the packer to a downhole side of the packer to permit a fluid flow communication to the selected leg of the wellbore past the packer and a valve positioned in the tube to control fluid flow through the tube. In a method for isolating a selected leg of a wellbore, the apparatus is positioned in the selected wellbore leg and the packer set to permit fluid flow communication past the apparatus only through the tube and the valve of the apparatus.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.